Afghanistan reached the semi-finals after defeating Bangladesh by 8 runs, on June 27, they will face this dangerous team, not India

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|25-06-2024

T20 World Cup 2024: During the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 being played in America and West Indies, something happened that no one would have imagined. Actually, Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh and made it to the semi-finals of the tournament. At the same time, the world champion team Australia has been eliminated from the World Cup.

In the last match of Group-1 in Super-8, the Afghan team defeated the Bangladeshi camp by 8 runs. With this, all the teams of the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2024) Final-4 have been revealed. Let us know the status of the match in detail.

A unique feat happened in T20 World Cup 2024

Afghanistan Team

In Barbados, Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Coming to bat first, this team lost its first wicket at a score of 59. Ibrahim Zadran got out after scoring 18 runs. However, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who was at the other end, scored 43 runs in 55 balls.

Due to this, the Afghan team set a target of 116 runs in 20 overs in front of Bangladesh. However, they were all out after scoring only 105 runs in 17.5 overs. With the win, Afghanistan confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2024).

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Australia out of T20 World Cup 2024

Three teams had their eyes on the Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (AFG vs BAN) match. Apart from these two, the third team was Australia. Actually, this was the decisive match of Group-1. This match was to reveal the last team to reach the semi-finals. The equation of the semi-finals was such that Afghanistan had to defeat Bangladesh to reach the final-4.

Apart from this, they would have benefited even if the match was cancelled. Australia needed Afghanistan to lose this match to reach the next round. On the other hand, if Bangladesh wanted to reach the semi-finals, they had to achieve the target given by Afghanistan in 12.2 overs.

These teams will clash in the semi-finals

Both the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2024) will be played on 27 June. Afghanistan will face South Africa in the first semi-final at 6 am. Trinidad will host this match.

The second semi-final will be played between India and England. Guyana is going to host it. The match will start at 8 pm. Let us tell you that the final of the tournament will be held in Barbados on 29 June.

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